Tajikistan Modernizing National Tender

Project ID P173977Region europe and central asiaCommitment Amount Us 10.00 millionTotal Project Cost Us 10.00 millionThe PDO is to enable the Agency for Statistics improve statistical production dissemination and user satisfaction.Key Results From PCN17.The project will focus on strategic results included in the NSDS-2030 to strengthen the capacity of NSS and AS.Development results identified in consultation withASand to be supported under the project include iImproved organization structure and enhanced staff capacity to efficiently handle statistical production dissemination and data analysis iiEnhanced regional statistics to support the monitoring of socio-economic indicators at subnational levels iiiEstablished electronic population register based on electronic household books available in all jamoatssubdistrict level of the governmentivIntroduced into operations modernized Household budgetsurveysHBS and labor force surveys LFS which are properly funded by the State Budget and effectively implemented vEnhanced System of national accountsand other statistical operations based on most recent methodologiesviEnhanced access to anonymous household-and firm-level microdatacollectedby ASviiDeveloped system of sectoral analysis of statistical information and a process approach to managing statistical productionviiiStrengthened dissemination systems anddata updatingprocedures includingmetadata systemsixReduced reporting burden and further transition to electronic reporting andxImproved website of the AS that is user-friendly and with accessible reportsand relevant sectoral and anonymized survey micro-data all in open data formats.Investing in these areas will help i considerand resolve theissue of discrepancies between data published by theASand information received and used by other institutionsii improve the quality ofHBSanalysisand povertystatisticsiii ensure accurate and timely publication of dataand iv facilitate more sophisticated analyses using anonymizedmicrodata including by independent researchersengaged in policy-design v in the integration of the various NSS databases vi to track NDS-2030 indicators and SDGs-2030. The strengthening of regional statistics to support monitoring of socio-economic indicators at subnational and sub-provincial levels and the establishment of the electronic population register will be used to improve social and economic policy design. Regional statistics enhancement will be helpful to address spatial disparities as well. Similarly having an electronic population register with frequent updates and maintenance will allow the design and implementation of social policies that minimize inclusion and exclusion errors.19.Key result indicators will includeaPerformance on the WB Statistical Capacity Index and Statistical Performan